Whistlblower says Google is collecting personal medical data of 50 million people from health providers

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Reports that Google was amassing medical data prompted a blog post by the Internet giant revealing a project code-named Nightingale.

Google HQ in Mountain View, California. Image: Shutterstock/achinthamb Google HQ in Mountain View, California. Image: Shutterstock/achinthamb A WHISTLEBLOWER WHO is working on project nightingale, the secret transfer of personal medical data of 50 million Americans from health providers, has posted a video online detailing the large swathe of personal information that has been collected.

Reports that Google was amassing medical data prompted a blog post by the Internet giant revealing a project code-named Nightingale, evidently in tribute to Florence Nightingale whose nursing work during the Crimean War in the 1850s is credited with turning such work into a profession. Ascension could also use Google computing tools to allow employees to communicate and collaborate securely in real-time from different sites, according to the post by Google cloud industry products and solutions president Tariq Shaukat.

In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, however, the anonymous whistleblower said that the full name and medical history of individuals was full accessible by Google employees. “This is a totally new way of doing things. Do you want your most personal information transferred to Google? I think a lot of people would say no.

 

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